Accelerators
3 programmes. Of these, 1 says it takes no equity, and none has applications open.
Dubai Future Foundation programme that matches startups and companies with challenges set by Dubai government entities, using the city as a testbed; its latest AI cycle took no equity and sponsored eight weeks of travel and housing.
Funding not published · equity-free
Hub71's 12-month programme for startups relocating a founder to Abu Dhabi, combining cash for equity via a SAFE with in-kind incentives such as office space, housing and health insurance.
AED 250k invested · equity not published
Clean-tech accelerator and early-stage investor in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, investing in pre-seed and seed climate startups via SAFE notes, with office and lab space, licensing help, mentoring and pilot opportunities.
Funding not published · equity not published
We list 3 programmes: Dubai Future Accelerators, Hub71 Access Programme and The Catalyst. Each listing links to the programme's own pages and shows the day we last verified it.
1 of the 3 says it takes no equity: Dubai Future Accelerators. 2 do not publish their equity terms.
None of them has applications open at the moment. 3 publish when they usually open; see each listing.
Abu Dhabi (2) and Dubai (1). Delivery varies: each listing says whether the programme runs in person, remotely or both.
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